A Guide to the University of Texas at San Antonio:
Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs Records, 1990-2008

University of Texas at San Antonio. Office of the Vice
President for Business Affairs

Title:

University of Texas at San Antonio: Office of
the Vice President for Business Affairs Records

Dates:

1990-2008

Creator Abstract:

The Vice President for Business
Affairs is the chief business officer of the University of Texas at San Antonio. The UTSA
Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs was established in 1974, formerly titled
the Office of the Vice President for Fiscal Affairs. The first Vice President for Business
Affairs was Everitt M. Mahon. According to the UTSA Handbook of Operating Procedures, the
VPBA provides the President with advice and counsel on fiscal affairs and has direct
responsibility for the business operations of the university including facilities
maintenance, operations, and capital construction, accounting, disbursements, bursar
operations, budgeting, payroll, human resource management and development, security and
emergency preparedness, environmental health and safety, business contracts processing,
procurement, and business auxiliary services.

Content Abstract:

This collection spans the years
1990 through 2008 and includes preparatory and supporting materials for University of Texas
Board of Regents meetings, and planning documents for the construction of the student
dormitory, University Heights, UTSA Sports Complex, and assorted aerial photographs of the
university's 1604 Campus. The collection includes correspondence, agenda items, dockets,
budget request forms, reporting packages, and oversized maps and architectural
drawings.

The Vice President for Business Affairs (VPBA) is the chief business officer of the
University of Texas at San Antonio. The VPBA "provides the
President with advice and counsel on fiscal affairs and has direct responsibility for the
business operations of the university including facilities maintenance, operations, and
capital construction, accounting, disbursements, bursar operations, budgeting, payroll,
human resource management and development, security and emergency preparedness,
environmental health and safety, business contracts processing, procurement, and business
auxiliary services."

The first chief business officer of UTSA was G. Charles Franklin, serving from 1971-1972.
Subsequent chief business officers included Everitt M. Mahon, 1973-1979 (Vice President for
Fiscal Affairs, 1973-1974, Vice President for Business Affairs, 1974-1979); Gary L. Hammon
(1979-1984), E. Jere Pederson (1984-1986), M. Dan Williams (1986-1995), David R. Larson
(1995-2004), and Kerry Kennedy (2004-present, as of November 2008).

This collection spans the years 1990 through 2008 and includes preparatory and supporting
materials for University of Texas Board of Regents meetings, and planning documents for the
construction of the student dormitory, University Heights, UTSA Sports Complex, and assorted
aerial photographs of the university's 1604 Campus. The collection includes correspondence,
agenda items, dockets, budget request forms, reporting packages, and oversized maps and
architectural drawings.

The records were primarily created by former Vice Presidents of Business Affairs Dan
Williams (1986-1995) and David R. Larson (1995-2004).

This collection is housed at UTSA's Hemisfair Campus and must be accessed via the Institute
of Texan Cultures Special Collections Reading Room. To request access, please use our
Collections
Request Form.